Are the writers into Latin dancing? I had a friend who used to DJ Latin dance clubs, and it seems like half the venues around the US and Europe are named Makumba. I think it comes from a Brazilian Portuguese word for music/dance magic or something like that (which presumably came from either a native Brazilian language or a Bantu language, because it doesn't sound any more Portuguese than Valyrian).

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I love the HARRR!!! LOL! It's hard for me to forget any scenes that include Richard Madden.

Thanks!

I borrowed the "HAR!" from Tormund, who says it a lot in the books.

He and I have some things in common, so I'm glad it seems to please you.

Oh, got a crush on Robb, huh? Well, you could do worse. He did nearly everything right, and even Jon has admitted how Robb was better than him at just about everything growing up, and they were very close in age.

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Are the writers into Latin dancing? I had a friend who used to DJ Latin dance clubs, and it seems like half the venues around the US and Europe are named Makumba. I think it comes from a Brazilian Portuguese word for music/dance magic or something like that (which presumably came from either a native Brazilian language or a Bantu language, because it doesn't sound any more Portuguese than Valyrian).

According to the GoT wikia, this story was invented for the show, and there's nothing comparable in the books.

Also, it's "Macumber", not "Makumba", at least according to the official closed captions. Which is not a Portuguese word or a Latin dance club, but is a Scottish surname from the Perth area (one of the anglicizations of MacComaidh), and occasionally a given name.

Anyway, the story can't be literally true, because the Maesters have evidence they live on a round world that circles its sun, just like in our world. The wiki points out that it could still be true that the whole universe is inside a giant's eye, but then the giant's eye wouldn't explain why the sky is blue, so that doesn't help.

And it's not a reference to GRRM, because GRRM's eyes aren't blue.

Also, unlike most Old Nan stories, this one was told to Robb. I can't find the SSM where GRRM said everyone should pay more attention to her because she knows what she's talking about, but did he by any chance specifically say we should pay more attention to her stories to Bran?

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According to the GoT wikia, this story was invented for the show, and there's nothing comparable in the books.

Also, it's "Macumber", not "Makumba", at least according to the official closed captions. Which is not a Portuguese word or a Latin dance club, but is a Scottish surname from the Perth area (one of the anglicizations of MacComaidh), and occasionally a given name.

Anyway, the story can't be literally true, because the Maesters have evidence they live on a round world that circles its sun, just like in our world. The wiki points out that it could still be true that the whole universe is inside a giant's eye, but then the giant's eye wouldn't explain why the sky is blue, so that doesn't help.

And it's not a reference to GRRM, because GRRM's eyes aren't blue.

Also, unlike most Old Nan stories, this one was told to Robb. I can't find the SSM where GRRM said everyone should pay more attention to her because she knows what she's talking about, but did he by any chance specifically say we should pay more attention to her stories to Bran?

Thanks for the research, that's great stuff.

I hope @Fire & Blood sees this, I think she will be very interested in this information, too.

By the way, I always paid close attention to Old Nan's stories, and always assumed they were accurate.

P.S. I was just kidding about Makumba being Valyrian for GRRM, but I've really enjoyed all the detailed information you've provided. You seem to have a real interest in words, which is cool.

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According to the GoT wikia, this story was invented for the show, and there's nothing comparable in the books.

Also, it's "Macumber", not "Makumba", at least according to the official closed captions. Which is not a Portuguese word or a Latin dance club, but is a Scottish surname from the Perth area (one of the anglicizations of MacComaidh), and occasionally a given name.

Anyway, the story can't be literally true, because the Maesters have evidence they live on a round world that circles its sun, just like in our world. The wiki points out that it could still be true that the whole universe is inside a giant's eye, but then the giant's eye wouldn't explain why the sky is blue, so that doesn't help.

And it's not a reference to GRRM, because GRRM's eyes aren't blue.

Also, unlike most Old Nan stories, this one was told to Robb. I can't find the SSM where GRRM said everyone should pay more attention to her because she knows what she's talking about, but did he by any chance specifically say we should pay more attention to her stories to Bran?

I was so close lol! Thank you for looking this up We can take some of what she says with a grain of salt, but she was right about the walkers, the children of the forest and their magic, the fact that there are giants (hopefully we see ice spiders)....so long as she isn't right about the part that the NK was a Stark, maybe a Brandon Stark who once slept in that very bed of Bran's. I guess we shall soon see.

On ‎8‎/‎24‎/‎2017 at 10:22 PM, Cron said:

Thanks for the research, that's great stuff.

I hope @Fire & Blood sees this, I think she will be very interested in this information, too.

By the way, I always paid close attention to Old Nan's stories, and always assumed they were accurate.

P.S. I was just kidding about Makumba being Valyrian for GRRM, but I've really enjoyed all the detailed information you've provided. You seem to have a real interest in words, which is cool.

to Old Nan!!!

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I was so close lol! Thank you for looking this up We can take some of what she says with a grain of salt, but she was right about the walkers, the children of the forest and their magic, the fact that there are giants (hopefully we see ice spiders)....so long as she isn't right about the part that the NK was a Stark, maybe a Brandon Stark who once slept in that very bed of Bran's. I guess we shall soon see.

to Old Nan!!!

HARR!!! is she your favorite character? If not, who is??

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I'm biased towards House Stark....Arya is by far my all time fave (books and show). She's like a feminist icon It's hard to narrow down favorites, but her chapters were my favorite and Maisie is awesome on the show. I just wished I grew up with Old Nan telling me stories, for such a minor character she really stood out. Who's yours??